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Obesity: Sitting Isn't Pretty

Body Image: Before the Obsession

Co-ed Settings Skew Body Image

Feeling Fat Thinking Thin

Self-Portrait in a Skewed Mirror

The Thick Skinned

Letting the Steam Out of Self-Esteem

Starving Self-Esteem

Dying to be ill

I saw this movie on lifetime .. yes, I usually don't watch lifetime, but it peaked my interest and so I watched some of it. Needless to say, it was incredibly lame, poorly scripted, and oh yea, horribly patronizing. To the extreme ( Read more... )

Mad TV - Abercrombie SkitsI just love this, because it pokes fun at how ridiculous the A&F catalogue is and whatnot. I thought it'd give you guys a nice laugh. It always makes me smile. (^_ ( Read more... )

[Disclaimer: ...Any generic male pronouns are for both sexes. Writing he/she gets old and even though I'm female, I prefer to use male pronouns when referring to everyone. It's an English lit and paper writing habit ( Read more... )

I swear, the "Tyra Banks Show" gets stupider and stupider with each episode ( Read more... )

Sometimes I really want to wear makeup. I want to feel pretty. I want attention. I want to find the balance wear I can wear makeup sometimes and feel like I'm not being a disgusting person for falling into the trap.

Hello -- yumiko_ here ( Read more... )

Hi all

I just want to welcome everyone to this brand new community! Feel free to introduce yourselves, talk and make posts about anything involving  beauty standards (such as celebrities who you like/dislike, advertisements that you like/dislike, plastic surgery, aesthetics, etc)

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